One of the first major stage professional cycle races of the season runs for a week between the outskirts of Paris down to the Mediterranean at Nice every March (3…
Loire Music Festival 2022 saw the return of the Sully and Loiret Music Festival (Festival de Sully et du Loiret) andin 2024 will be held 29 May- 15 June 2024…
Yevre-le-Chatel was nominated as one of France’s favourite villages by viewers to France3 TV Channel in 2020 Yevre-le-Chatel, northeast of Orléans, is in the Loiret département of Centre-Val-de-Loire region and…
The village of Châteauneuf-sur-Loire (45 Loiret, Centre Val-de-Loire) lies just to the east of Orléans on the River Loire . The highlight is on the ruined Chateau which sits in the middle of a large…
France has always been keen on cycling - the annual Tour de France is probably the biggest cycle race in the world, covering over 3000km in 3 weeks each July,…
Rouen (76 Seine Maritime, Normandie) celebrates the French heroine Joan of Arc with its medieval Joan of Arc Festival (Les Fêtes médiévales et Jeanne d’arc) 9 - 11 May 2024.…
There are a selection of "medieval" gardens in central France which could be worth a visit to explore both history and horticulture: See our map of French Gardens Jardins du…
celebrations in Orleans to celebrate the Maid of Orleans, national heroine and saint, born 600 years ago
A mere 800km of cycling along the Loire Valley
The city of Orléans(45, Loiret, Centre-Val de Loire) hosts the Festival de Loire every 2 years in September (20 - 24 September 2023), a celebration of the river in all…
If you are in the Loire Valley for the weekend of 2 - 3 September 2023 you can explore the vineyards and Loire wines in a different way, Vignes, Vins…
For many visitors to France from the UK, the City of Orléans (45 Loiret, Centre-Val-de-Loire) is often just a bottleneck on the journey to the Loire and South West -…
One of the joys of travelling through France by car is the opportunity to get off the autoroutes and main N roads and follow back roads to your destination. Often…
Sunday 28 July 2024 sees the annual Fete des Vins at Bonny-sur-Loire.(45 Loiret, Centre-Val-de-Loire), Although close to both Sancerre and Pouilly-sur-Loire, the wines here are from the Coteaux Giennois (from…
There's a new free map and guide available from InterLoire (the official wine body for the region) to the vineyards of the Loire Valley available to download and in English:-…
Velomagg in Montepellier (34 Herault, Languedoc-Roussillon) is another of the growing number of city bike hire schemes which have blossomed throughout France - and which potentially offer a different way…
The start of the cycling season in France is marked by the somewhat mis-named Paris-Nice race which runs from 3 - 10 March 2024 . Mis-named because although it does…
It all started in Paris with the Velib' Scheme - an amalgam of Velo (cycle) and Liberte (free), which has been a tremendous success. The latest we've come across is…
Most French autoroutes between major towns and cities are toll motorways, which whilst often offering fast and uncrowded dual-carriageways, can nevertheless add significantly to the cost of a trip through…
Orleans (45 Loiret, Centre) celebrates Europe's last wild river, the Loire, with a meeting of French and foreign traditional riverboats. Nautical demonstrations, water shows, magical evenings, dinner-dances, Loire crafts and products village,…